Yesterday we saw Emirates taking on a somewhat bold movement, whereby there will be moving away from paper boarding passes to digital one effective from May 15,
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Why is Emirates doing this?
Well, as Emirates themselves describe it “This initiative will significantly reduce paper waste while simultaneously offering a convenient and speedy digitised check-in experience for passengers departing Dubai. It reduces the risk of lost or misplaced boarding passes, giving passengers peace of mind when travelling.”
Pros & Cons of this.
I have read online reviews about what people think of this move, and it’s a mixed bag, so I thought I’ll share my thoughts on that too. on the one hand, I must admit, like many other people out there I do love having my paper boarding pass physically in my hand, even though I have a smartphone and the Emirates app, I still sometimes like to keep them as a way of remembering my trips, using digital boarding pass will reduce the carbon footprint and help the environment, even more so having people on the emirates app already, they might sign up to the emirates skywards program which will drive potentially a lot of costumers to them.
However on the downside of things, if someone isn’t necessarily tech-savvy that could cause some problems I don’t see how that would work.
Of course, every rule has an exception, e.g. infants will be exempt from this rule, and so are unaccompanied minors or people that need extra care, or if you have a connecting onward flight etc. but the general idea is that when flying in and out of Dubai you will do all of that using just your phone.
Another important thing to note is that getting a boarding WILL be possible but it will only be available on request.
Conclusion.
Emirates is moving away from paper boarding passes to mobile bearing passes for the most part from May 15th, let’s see how many airlines will follow.
